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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Local taxes, fees and charges

Article L2573-48

The municipal council sets the rates for the fees payable to the municipality for the occupation of the municipal public domain by electricity and gas transmission and distribution works and by indivi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-4

The Director General, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Scientific Council of the National Cancer Institute are appointed for a period of five years by decree.No Governmen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles relating to insurance mediation

Article R512-4

…mediaries and for registration in the category or categories of intermediary in which they operate. To this end, they must compile a file showing that they meet the conditions for access to the activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-4

I.-Any financial investment adviser must become a member of an association responsible for monitoring the individual professional activities of its members, representing them collectively and defendin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-4

The judge shall rule, without a hearing, on the communication or production of the document and the terms and conditions thereof.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-4

…them on behalf of the others with the written agreement of the latter, each undertaking is taken into account for the measurement of the audience as a member as soon as its contribution is paid in ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-4

…pe of the urban solidarity and social cohesion grant and the rural solidarity grant provided for in 1° of II of Article L. 2334-23-1 accruing to the municipalities of each overseas department is distr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-4

The measures taken during coordination are updated in the prevention plan.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pharmacists practising in pharmacies and pharmacies for internal use.

Article R4235-46

The provisions of this subsection apply to dispensing pharmacists and, insofar as they concern them, to pharmacists practising in in-house pharmacies and to those practising in all other organisations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provision

Article L211-40

…basis of foreign law, shall not prevent the application of the provisions of this section. Article 1343-2 of the Civil Code shall not prevent the capitalisation of interest due pursuant to an agreeme…

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